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Gorky

American  
[gawr-kee, gawr-kyee] / ˈgɔr ki, ˈgɔr kji /

noun

  1. Arshile Vosdanig Adoian, 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.

  2. Maxim. Gorki, Maxim.


Gorky British  
/ ˈɡɔːkɪ /

noun

  1. Arshile (ˈɑːʃɪl). 1904–48, US abstract expressionist painter, born in Armenia. Influenced by Picasso and Miró, his style is characterized by fluid lines and resonant colours

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Artist Ailene deVries held a death cafe in April at Gorky, an Eastside feminist collective that hosts workshops and pop-up events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

The scene in Gorky Park - Moscow's version of London's Hyde Park - is idyllic, with families strolling on the embankment and rollerblading.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2023

“We went one day to the bank—on Gorky Street, it was called at that time—and they took me through the back, to the back door.”

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2023

"Directly. Yes. It is difficult to be cheerful when you understand that people out there are going through such awful times," she said on a visit to Gorky Park one recent evening.

From Reuters • Dec. 27, 2022

Here are examples of how I culled information relating to Bigger from my reading: There is in me a memory of reading an interesting pamphlet telling of the friendship of Gorky and Lenin in exile.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

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